School cites of figures of high incidence of drinking, sexual assault among Greek organization members

The death of a 19-year-old student last month has prompted Pennsylvania State University to ban the fraternity he was trying to join and crack down on Greek life across the campus.

The new rules, announced by the school on Thursday, include a deferral of rush period to the spring semester from the fall, a ban on beer kegs and daylong parties and a reduction of the number of parties where alcohol can be served to 10 a semester, from...